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Centaurea praecox
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Flowering & fruiting capitula
Serenje, Chibobo
Oct 2000
Photo: Mike Bingham
Flowering capitula
Mwaleshi bridge
Aug 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Flowering capitula
Mwaleshi bridge
Aug 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Status: | Native |
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A low growing herb with stems arising from a large branched, soft-woody rootstock. Leaves subsessile, mostly 3-4 × 0.5-1.4 cm. Capitula appearing before or with the new foliage, 1-many, borne just above ground level, solitary and terminal on short stalks. |
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Nigeria |
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| Habitat: | Miombo woodland |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, D. R. Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe; widespread in West and East Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,Mc,C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 3 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 24. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 54 - 55. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Centaurea praecoxFlora of Malawi: Centaurea praecox
Flora of Mozambique: Centaurea praecox
Flora of Zimbabwe: Centaurea praecox
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Centaurea praecoxBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Centaurea praecox
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Centaurea praecox
JSTOR Plant Science: Centaurea praecox
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Centaurea praecox
Plants of the World Online: Centaurea praecox
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Wikipedia: Centaurea praecox
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